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'Vote of no-confidence' as traders place £7bn bet against the pound ahead of John Healey's first Budget

The news comes after Mr Healey was rebuked by the International Monetary Fund, which met in Thailand this week, for planning to hit banks with a windfall tax instead of cutting the welfare bill.

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